Favorite films

After a long week of watching very cerebral, Oscar nominated films, I needed something that was simple, visual stimuli and nothing else. I just wanted to sit in the theater and not have to think from beginning to end. If you are in the same predicament and you need a break from very emotional and story-driven plot lines then this is the movie for you. Plus you learn something: In Greece, 99% of men have full beards, hairless chests and…

Warrior was not a bad movie. However, when you have watched several of the "downtrodden fighters make good" type of movies, you begin to rate them against each other. I have always been a Rocky fan, cheesy as they might be at times. Warrior almost made me feel like I was watching a poorly put together documentary about an MMA tournament that happened to contain two brothers. The fights that occur in the tournament are played out in such a…